รัชดา
rát-chá-daaMeanings
1NounB1
Ratchada
Ratchada (a well-known major road and commercial district in Bangkok, short for Ratchadaphisek)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationแห่งhɛ̀ngแห่งhɛ̀ng1of; belonging to (formal)2classifier: places/institutions3place; location (formal)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetรัชดาrát-chá-daaรัชดาrát-chá-daa1Ratchada2silver
I work at a company on Ratchada Road.
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คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiพวกเราpûuak-raoจะjàไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoที่tîiร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanแถวtɛ̌ɛoรัชดาrát-chá-daa
Tonight we will go eat at a restaurant in the Ratchada area.
Traffic on Ratchada Road is very heavily congested every evening during off-work hours.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanเช่าchâoคอนโดkɔɔn-dooในnaiย่านyâanรัชดาrát-chá-daaคุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngมีงบประมาณmii-ngóp-bprà-maanอย่างน้อยyàang-nɔ́ɔiหมื่นmʉ̀ʉnห้าhâaพันpanบาทbàatต่อเดือนdtɔ̀ɔ-dʉʉan
If you want to rent a condo in the Ratchada area, you must have a budget of at least fifteen thousand baht per month.
2NounC1
silver
silver (typically used in formal, poetic, or royal contexts, as well as in proper names)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉ[to] name [sb]/[sth]; [to] give a nameลูกสาวlûuk-sǎaoลูกสาวlûuk-sǎaodaughterว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeรัชดาrát-chá-daaรัชดาrát-chá-daa1Ratchada2silverเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)
He named his daughter Ratchada because this word means silver.
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กวีgà-weeเปรียบเทียบbprìiap tîiapแสงจันทร์săaeng janที่têeสาดส่องsàat sòngลงมาlong maaว่าwâaสุกsùkสกาsà-gaaวwáดั่งdàngรัชดาrát-chá-daa
The poet compared the moonlight shining down to the bright glow of silver.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiปราสาทราชวังbpraa-sàat-râat-chá-wangมักmákถูกtùukพรรณนาpan-ná-naaว่าwâaประดับประดาbprà-dàp-bprà-daaด้วยdûuaiสุวรรณsù-wanและlɛ́รัชดาrát-chá-daa
In Thai literature, palaces are often described as being decorated with gold and silver.
พระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-tiiรัชดาภิเษกrát-chá-daa-pí-sèekคือkʉʉการเฉลิมฉลองgaan-chà-lə̌əm-chà-lɔ̌ɔngสิริราชสมบัติsì-rí-râat-chá-sǒm-bàtครบkróp๒๕yîi-sìp-hâaปีbpiiซึ่งsʉ̂ngคำว่าkam-wâaรัชดาrát-chá-daaในnaiที่tîiนี้níiมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiว่าwâaเงินngən
The Ratchadaphisek ceremony is the celebration of the 25th anniversary of accession to the throne, where the word Ratchada here means silver.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รัชดา said รัด-ชะ-ดา?
rát-chá-daa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rát
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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รัชดาrát-chá-daaรัชดาrát-chá-daaRatchadaRatchadaWord